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Warner Home Video has provided us with the first look at the official artwork

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Warner has officially announced Superman Returns which stars Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, and Kevin Spacey. The film will be available to own in single ($28.98) and double-disc ($34.99) editions from the 28th November. Each will carry a 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. As far as we know, the single-disc will be featureless, whereas the two-disc edition will include over ten deleted scenes, along with nearly three hours of documentaries (Making Superman Returns: From Script to Screen, Designing Superman: From Art and Costume Design to Set Construction, The Joy of Lex: Behind the Scenes with actor Kevin Spacey, and How Filmmakers Recreated Jor-El). Lastly, HD DVD and Blu-ray releases will be available for around $34.99 a pop. Artwork is attached:

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I saw this on IMAX 3D and it was really good. It is well directed, you can't tell that it's not a Donner Superman film. Probably the best movie of the summer. Best Buy has got this special box-set which includes the 2-disc plus the comic book. The single cver is good, but two-disc isn't, but I'll definetely pick-up the 2-disc from Best Buy, it costs $31.99 but the price will probably go down, if it doesn't, I'll still pick it up, its worth it.

Actorvice wrote: Worth watching once but not worth owning. WAAAAAAAAAAAAY too long. It makes you appreciate Donner's original even more. Wasnt Superman with Christopher Reeves about 2hr 30min. this one is just 10 min. more. I think it could have been longer. I cant wait for the dvd to come out to see all the extra stuff they could have put in.

Wow, the picture quality of the deleted scenes is simply excellent (and it seems that the film itself will look stunning as well). But the menus seem a bit too plain in my opinion, but simplicity isn't a bad idea.

Yeah right. Warner Brothers, DC Comics and everyone with any stake in Superman should get on their knees and thank the movie gods for Bryan Singer. He single-handedly brough the X-Men to the forefront at Fox then walked away before they could drag him into the abyss that was X-3 and then resurrected the Superman franchise at Warner. Bravo and kudos to Singer one of the great directors of our time. A wonderful film that I thought captured the charm and flair of the first two films.

"Superman Returns" is one of those films that should be epic & fun, but, comes off big & by the numbers. I expected a lot more from director, Bryan Singer. There are quite a few loopholes to the film. "Returns" can't hold a match to the first two "Superman" films (those are still tops).

"Superman Returns"' main & ultimately crippling problem is that it lacks the charm, warmth, & humor of "Superman: The Movie" & "Superman II" & this problem spreads throughout the film's lead charcter's. The chemistry between Lois & Superman is practically non-existent (they don't even kiss for God's sake!), & the big battle between Lex & Supes is lame & could be akin to a New York gang mugging.

Brandon Routh does a passable job in the title role, but, in some scenes it seems as if Routh is doing an empty impression of Reeve. The classic Superman flyby that ends each "Super" film is mechanically done here. Oddly, of all the character's in the film Superman gets the least lines. The scenes where Superman secretly looks in on Lois & her family, & the scene where he watches, what might be his own son, sleeping are actually, & I hate to say it, a bit creepy.

Kate Bosworth is too young to be playing Lois Lane. Her Lane is more of a smoking, soccer mom than a hard-nosed reporter. The thin plotline of Lois' son possibly being Superman's is just ludicrous. Remember, Superman gave up his powers in "II" in order to be with Lois. Only after learning about the Phantom Zone criminals taking over the world, did Supes go back & retrieve his super powers.

Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor is one of the saving graces of "Superman Returns" (the action scenes are the other saving grace). His Luthor is more inline with Gene Hackman's portrayal than Spacey admits. However, Spacey doesn't bring that sense of menace that both Hackman & Michael Rosenbaum (Luthor in "Smallville&quot to their roles. The scene where Luthor discovers Lois & her son aboard his yacht & the scene on the island near film's end are priceless. Parker Posey is dissmissable as Kitty (Posey was better as Gail Weathers in "Scream 3&quot. Valerie Perrine's, Miss Teschmacher & Ned Beatty's, bumbling Otis are sorely missed.

Who said Superman couldn't see the Kryptonite Island? Maybe you didn't get the idea that he was going to 'save us all'? And as for Luthor, I tend to think of him as a 'naive boy'...yes, he is the most intelligent person on Earth, but naive, nevertheless...This is one of the best movies of the year (Pirates was the most entertaining, The Departed is the best), and Singer tried to give us a movie with a good story that would re-introduce Superman again (Batman Begins is so overrated), if you didn't like it, fine, for once, I still don't like the Lord of the Rings trilogy...

Thank goodness for the Ultimate Edition box, which is how I will pick this one up. The individual release box art for this film is horrible. I am in the camp of those that enjoyed this, enjoyed it a lot. I'm telling you, go back and check out Supes 78 and you are going to find it too had a lot more character and romantic elements than it did action. I keep seeing that as a reason this film wasn't a "Superman" film and it is a false perception IMO.

Ha ha ha ha! It is a DAMN movie, althought I'm still getting the ultimate Superman DVD Boxset as it's so bloody value for money!

Imagine Superman with all his Super X-Ray vision and just couldn't see AN ISLAND OF KRYPTONITE! I have no idea how he could carry and throw it into space while already weaken by it! And all Lex Luthor into is REAL ESTATE? It's not as if his created land could grow anything immediately!

Bryan Singer is an over rated director! Do he have to re-emphasis the "GAY DIRECTOR" thingy? Expect some special treatment or let of lightly?

Where the heck is the back art for the HD-DVD and Blu-ray releases? Has Warner not finalized the specs yet? I seem to distinctly recall that The Digital Bits said that the HD-DVD combo disc was dual-layered on both sides, had all the extras on the HD side and had a Dolby TrueHD track. I hope that means the DVD side of the combo disc will get a couple of extras...

Anyway... The artwork is pretty bad... I like the one-disk art ebtter than the Two-Disk art which is basically forcing me into getting the One-Disk and Two-Disk editions of the movie... That on top of the "Kryp-tin" Superman Collection...

im in the "camp" that thinks this movie just sucked. this was not Superman. hopefully his next take will bring to the table more defined villans and hopefully, for gods sake, more action. not another soap opera. too long, too boring, and pretty lame dvd cover art (the whole forced perspective just looks horrible). but. . . who cares.

This is the best film of the year. Anyone who complains about the lack of action or lengthy running time missed the whole idea of the film by a mile.

Apparenly the point of this waste of my f**kin time was to make superman a stalker and lex an over the top simple con-man. This movie sucked beyond comprehension. Singer should get off his knees cuz he blew this one bigtime. "you know how I know you're gay?"... you liked superman returns.

Keep up the gay comments and your gonna get your ass banned from this site and after only 4 post. Keep your HOMOPHOBIA to yourself. Wow, some serious hurt feelings. I had no idea the world got so sensitive. It's a joke, man, not an attack on people of an alternate lifestyle. And, not to mention, a direct quote from the 40 Year Old Virgin. Like, "...you listen to Coldplay". But if you are offended then I would like to apologize to Jack and anyone else who didn't see the movie or get the joke. I'm not a homophobe dude, I have gay friends and family members. So I don't care that Bryan Singer is gay, I loved the Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil, both his X-Men movies, and I'll go see anything he does in the future (unless he does another bad Superman movie). All this being said, I'll retire and let you all have your very sweet and docile DVD chat club. But please, everyone, thoughen up a bit, it's a rough world out there.

This is the best film of the year. Anyone who complains about the lack of action or lengthy running time missed the whole idea of the film by a mile.

Apparenly the point of this waste of my f**kin time was to make superman a stalker and lex an over the top simple con-man. This movie sucked beyond comprehension. Singer should get off his knees cuz he blew this one bigtime. "you know how I know you're gay?"... you liked superman returns.

Keep up the gay comments and your gonna get your ass banned from this site and after only 4 post. Keep your HOMOPHOBIA to yourself. Wow, some serious hurt feelings. I had no idea the world got so sensitive. It's a joke, man, not an attack on people of an alternate lifestyle. And, not to mention, a direct quote from the 40 Year Old Virgin. Like, "...you listen to Coldplay". But if you are offended then I would like to apologize to Jack and anyone else who didn't see the movie or get the joke. I'm not a homophobe dude, I have gay friends and family members. So I don't care that Bryan Singer is gay, I loved the Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil, both his X-Men movies, and I'll go see anything he does in the future (unless he does another bad Superman movie). All this being said, I'll retire and let you all have your very sweet and docile DVD chat club. But please, everyone, thoughen up a bit, it's a rough world out there.

This is the best film of the year. Anyone who complains about the lack of action or lengthy running time missed the whole idea of the film by a mile.

Apparenly the point of this waste of my f**kin time was to make superman a stalker and lex an over the top simple con-man. This movie sucked beyond comprehension. Singer should get off his knees cuz he blew this one bigtime. "you know how I know you're gay?"... you liked superman returns.

Keep up the gay comments and your gonna get your ass banned from this site and after only 4 post. Keep your HOMOPHOBIA to yourself.

Okay what you all forget or those that didn't like the film is that it was kind of a reintroduction to Superman after not being in the theaters for a long time. I am sure now that they reintroduced the characters, etc. the next movie will be more entertaining with a better story. I for one loved the special effects of this movie when compaired to the originals and thought all of the cast were right for their parts.

HA! I don't even care about how I don't like the artwork on the SR discs. Since I'm getting the 14-disc set! I think i'm the happiest Superman fanboy around right now or maybe as happy as my bud Matthew Clayton :D

I think your post belongs in the "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" thread. If you're talking about "Superman Returns", it is owned by Warner Brothers and not Disney. And no, it's not the WB's most successful film of all time, either.

As for someone who said the IMAX version may surface on future releases, I highly doubt future releases of the movie will include the IMAX 3D version -- only Universal and Disney has done that with their "Apollo 13", "The Lion King" and "Beauty and the Beast" releases. Plus, I think the kind of 3D glasses needed for the IMAX version are more expensive than traditional 3D, anyway.

tomreagan wrote: Wow, I can't believe what I'm reading. Aside from Billy's "smugness," I totally agree with him. You can't, and I mean CAN'T, compare the action in Superman Returns with the '78 original. And besides, does it matter? The original movie was not about action, it was about STORY. Better paced, too - even the extended, much longer version (on DVD) was better paced than Singer's.

I'm not dissing those who loved Superman Returns, I just can't see how anyone can compare it to the original, let alone say it's better and/or "on par" with it. Remember, w/o the original, you wouldn't have the classic John Williams theme in 'Returns or ANY of its story. The main story, being Supe's kid, was taken from am incident in Superman II (which has a hole all on its own, but that's another post) - and Lex's real estate scam (giant islands of inhabitable rock made from kryptonite?), is just a much bigger scale (and much more ludicrous) of his real estate scam from the original movie.

Not much was original at all in this one guys, and that, my fellow Superman fans, is a fact.

I don't think in all of my posts about "Superman Returns", anywhere on the internet, did I say it was "original". Nor did I ever say it was better than the original. And everyone knows, and agrees, that Singer used the first two movies as his blueprint. However, the amount of action in both the first "Superman" and "Superman Returns" are the same. Not talking about pacing here. Just the action.

Matthew Clayton wrote: The revised single-disc edition looks a lot better, the blue banner is much easier on the eyes and now Superman looks like he is going after the falling plane, rather than flying by it. And it's nice to see the back art of both editions staying true to the style of the other Superman art.

BTW, isn't there supposed to be a DVD/HD-DVD combo release and a Blu-ray release on the same day as well? I might buy the combo disc if I can get a good price on it... I can't see the back... :[

The revised single-disc edition looks a lot better, the blue banner is much easier on the eyes and now Superman looks like he is going after the falling plane, rather than flying by it. And it's nice to see the back art of both editions staying true to the style of the other Superman art.

BTW, isn't there supposed to be a DVD/HD-DVD combo release and a Blu-ray release on the same day as well? I might buy the combo disc if I can get a good price on it...

The art looks a little better with the little changes... The blue banner is 10x better than the yellow. They fixed the unmatching sides of the one-disk also. Thay also added little S shields at the top of the spine.

Umm... Is it just me, or are some of the artwork boxes not showing? They say the same thing when you try to link a photo from DVDActive...

Wow, I can't believe what I'm reading. Aside from Billy's "smugness," I totally agree with him. You can't, and I mean CAN'T, compare the action in Superman Returns with the '78 original. And besides, does it matter? The original movie was not about action, it was about STORY. Better paced, too - even the extended, much longer version (on DVD) was better paced than Singer's.

I'm not dissing those who loved Superman Returns, I just can't see how anyone can compare it to the original, let alone say it's better and/or "on par" with it. Remember, w/o the original, you wouldn't have the classic John Williams theme in 'Returns or ANY of its story. The main story, being Supe's kid, was taken from am incident in Superman II (which has a hole all on its own, but that's another post) - and Lex's real estate scam (giant islands of inhabitable rock made from kryptonite?), is just a much bigger scale (and much more ludicrous) of his real estate scam from the original movie.

Not much was original at all in this one guys, and that, my fellow Superman fans, is a fact.

Okay, I'm a defender of Singer's work. I liked it because the story was different than what occurred in the comics, the acting was good (Kevin Spacey was more insinuating and much more threatening than Hackman's broad performance), heck, I liked every aspect of the film. I thought the weak aspect of the film was the casting for Lois Lane -- Kate Bosworth was good, but she had nothing on Margot Kidder.

Personally, the most (note that I said "most", I didn't mean all) of the people who complain about the kid subplot are just whiny comic book geeks who don't get their way. Plus it was more thoughtful and took itself more seriously, although not too seriously.

Say whatever you like about what Bryan Singer did with SR, but let's face it, he's no Joel Schumacher. "Superman III" and "Superman IV" were travesties... I say SR is on par with the first film and possibly the second film too.

Billy Black wrote: Sorry honey. didn't mean to hurt your feelings there. Inflation though? c'mon man, you're kidding. The reason Donner's first movie was story driven was that he HAD to define the characters. That's what an origin story is. Since Singer was admittedly using the first 2 as the basis for his movie, he didn't need to waste 100 minutes of the movie on background that has already been established. Say what you want, but defenders of this movie never give a decent reason for why they liked it. The Superman's "kid" storyline was lame. Why give Kal Penn a high credit in the film and not give him one line? And Hackman's Lex was less over the top then Spacey's terrible performance. So I suppose you're excited to see Singer bring back Zod and the phantom zone to SR2? That's original. Civil enough for you? Oh, props for the typo catch, 30 years, you got that much right.

Sorry honey. didn't mean to hurt your feelings there. Inflation though? c'mon man, you're kidding. The reason Donner's first movie was story driven was that he HAD to define the characters. That's what an origin story is. Since Singer was admittedly using the first 2 as the basis for his movie, he didn't need to waste 100 minutes of the movie on background that has already been established. Say what you want, but defenders of this movie never give a decent reason for why they liked it. The Superman's "kid" storyline was lame. Why give Kal Penn a high credit in the film and not give him one line? And Hackman's Lex was less over the top then Spacey's terrible performance. So I suppose you're excited to see Singer bring back Zod and the phantom zone to SR2? That's original. Civil enough for you? Oh, props for the typo catch, 30 years, you got that much right.

Sorry, but, X3 was, without a doubt, the best film of the summer. I probably won't buy Superman Returns, but, I am thinking of getting the 8-disc Superman set with all 4 Christopher Reeve's movies, and, since the picture quality on my Supergirl VHS sucks, I'll most likely pick her up as well.

you dips**ts are trying to compare the action in the original to Singer's turd? wake up man, you can't compare action in movie that was made almost 20 years ago to a 250 million dollar "action" movie of today. And how can Superman lift an entire island made of kryptonite? That script had more holes to fill then your sister on saturday night. Face it fanboy, if you've got a crush on superman, stick to the first 2, good story and good for a laugh. The Hulk blew SR out of the water and the sequel was burried. But hold your breath, see what happens.

Yes ds, we are comparing the action. They are on the same level. You are focusing on the price tag. Ever heard of thing called inflation? And the original is almost 30 years old.

I'm glad the Mods though are onto your posting style, three posts in. Get back to us when can have a decent/mature/civil dialogue.

Rob Clark wrote: Billy Black wrote: Apparenly the point of this waste of my f**kin time was to make superman a stalker and lex an over the top simple con-man. This movie sucked beyond comprehension. Singer should get off his knees cuz he blew this one bigtime. "you know how I know you're gay?"... you liked superman returns.

Go back to IMDB newbie

LLcruize wrote: I have to say those who say this film lacked action should go back and watch the 1978 version again. Returns had as much action as the 1978 version (actually more). That seems to get lost is all this "soap opera" talk. I watched the "78" version again just the other evening and save for Supes initial appearance, the action is limited to the finale basically. IMO both films had more serious character moments that needed to be handled (the first one his birth and emergence and in Returns his re-emergence) and that came first, it had to IMO.

If you remember, Superman 2 was a lot more action oriented, and I have no doubt that Singer's second Supes film will be the same.

Thank you! Everytime I hear somebody whine that "SR" has no action, I think to myself "Did they even SEE the first film!?" You're absolutely right, "SR" has more action than the original "Superman". And you better believe Singer will double, if not triple up, on the action in the next movie. you dips**ts are trying to compare the action in the original to Singer's turd? wake up man, you can't compare action in movie that was made almost 20 years ago to a 250 million dollar "action" movie of today. And how can Superman lift an entire island made of kryptonite? That script had more holes to fill then your sister on saturday night. Face it fanboy, if you've got a crush on superman, stick to the first 2, good story and good for a laugh. The Hulk blew SR out of the water and the sequel was burried. But hold your breath, see what happens.

lili lawson wrote: the worst movie of the summer was: PIRATES OF THE CARIBEAN 2! not only SUPER long, SUPER boring, over detailed useless action secuences and to top the ice cream it did not end!? Kate had better luck than her boyfriend... Jack was lucky to die. Disney should have left it at the first movie and let the name of Pirates be remember with joy and not dissapointment.

I know what was Disney thinking making a sequel that is now the sixth all time grossing box office film ever, I mean come on are they only in the business to make money or what?

*crosses fingers and hopes sarcasm is thick enough to travel through the internets*

pirates 2 was cool... not as good as the original, no thanks to the cut off ending, and that lame ass "bullet time" shot (ugh).... but it was a really cool film regardless. (best special effects ever)

still, it was better then superman.... and like I said before, I was working at an imax theater the week SR opened, and you know how you could tell singer's film missed the mark? cause after every showing I was there for, the only thing people kept talking about as they left the theater was the teaser for spider-man 3.

"Superman Returns" was not spectacular, but it was a very good movie, with good performences and directing. the script was on the weaker side, but there is much room for the sequel. overall a very enjoyable film and I cant wait to pick up the new Two-Disc Special Edition, as well as the other new Superman and Supergirl DVDs.

the worst movie of the summer was: PIRATES OF THE CARIBEAN 2! not only SUPER long, SUPER boring, over detailed useless action secuences and to top the ice cream it did not end!? Kate had better luck than her boyfriend... Jack was lucky to die. Disney should have left it at the first movie and let the name of Pirates be remember with joy and not dissapointment.

I didn't love this movie but I thought it was very good. It has some definite flaws. I would have loved to have seen the people at the ball game boo him and throw cups and food at him for being away and that would have made the final part with him dying and in the hospital and everyone suddenly caring that more powerful. People seemed to have forgiven him really quickly except for Lois. I don't consider this anywhere near as good as the orginal Superman film and for me it might be as good as Superman 2 but it's certainly not on par with the more recent films such as Spider-Man 2, Batman Begins and Sin City. I would give it three and a half stars out of four.

The dvd art isn't all that impressive. I like the background but Superman looks so fake it's awful. I'll still be getting the 2 disc set.

Billy Black wrote: Apparenly the point of this waste of my f**kin time was to make superman a stalker and lex an over the top simple con-man. This movie sucked beyond comprehension. Singer should get off his knees cuz he blew this one bigtime. "you know how I know you're gay?"... you liked superman returns.

Go back to IMDB newbie

LLcruize wrote: I have to say those who say this film lacked action should go back and watch the 1978 version again. Returns had as much action as the 1978 version (actually more). That seems to get lost is all this "soap opera" talk. I watched the "78" version again just the other evening and save for Supes initial appearance, the action is limited to the finale basically. IMO both films had more serious character moments that needed to be handled (the first one his birth and emergence and in Returns his re-emergence) and that came first, it had to IMO.

If you remember, Superman 2 was a lot more action oriented, and I have no doubt that Singer's second Supes film will be the same.

Thank you! Everytime I hear somebody whine that "SR" has no action, I think to myself "Did they even SEE the first film!?" You're absolutely right, "SR" has more action than the original "Superman". And you better believe Singer will double, if not triple up, on the action in the next movie.

Superman fans have plenty of reasons to be pissed off at Warner Bros. in the USA, plenty! That R4 Superman box set is just gorgeous, and the R4 "hovering space" tin for Superman Returns is equally beautiful. Are they trying to distinguish R1 - USA from all other regions. What gives?

breadlymoore wrote: mikey mike wrote: great movie, definetly getting the DVD. only problem with the movie was Kate Bosworth. last I checked Lois Lane wasn't a chain smoking anexoric with chronic pms

Er, that exactly how Margot Kidder played her. Do your homework.

This is the best film of the year. Anyone who complains about the lack of action or lengthy running time missed the whole idea of the film by a mile.

Apparenly the point of this waste of my f**kin time was to make superman a stalker and lex an over the top simple con-man. This movie sucked beyond comprehension. Singer should get off his knees cuz he blew this one bigtime. "you know how I know you're gay?"... you liked superman returns.

TheMacLennan wrote: - There is no definite sequel in place yet, warner is waiting to see more money -the cover art is ugly, needs to be the hovering earth pic

There will be a sequel. Alan Horn (head of Warner Bros.), Bryan Singer, and others say the sequel is in the works. The WB is hoping that it reaches $200 million before it closes (and it's made $198 million domestically), so that they can have tighter control on the budget for the sequel.

I loved this film, can't wait to own the dvd. Hate the cover art, but not a show stopper.

I have to say those who say this film lacked action should go back and watch the 1978 version again. Returns had as much action as the 1978 version (actually more). That seems to get lost is all this "soap opera" talk. I watched the "78" version again just the other evening and save for Supes initial appearance, the action is limited to the finale basically. IMO both films had more serious character moments that needed to be handled (the first one his birth and emergence and in Returns his re-emergence) and that came first, it had to IMO.

If you remember, Superman 2 was a lot more action oriented, and I have no doubt that Singer's second Supes film will be the same.

- There is no definite sequel in place yet, warner is waiting to see more money -the cover art is ugly, needs to be the hovering earth pic -inevitable double dip down the road -singer said he won't do an extended or directors cut, so it's up to the studio when and if sequel time comes -singer said he only wants the krypton sequence in the theatre. -go out see the movie again, get us a sequel and wait for a good edition

well the artwork is very tasteless and bland.I thought it would be the posters of it, those looked cool. I can always count on warner bros to give the consumer the option of a single or two disc. just like v for vendetta, posidean, and lastyears batman begins, I would rather pay a few dollars more than get screwed like fox does and try to double dip. anyways a 3 hour documentary is well worth the extra money, i'll be picking it up in nov

I have to agree with those that are disappointed by the artwork here. But the choice for the single disc edition is absolutely horrible. How does this screen shot represent the movie? It's a single scene in the film. Very poor choice. The two disc edition fares a little better, but with artwork as cool as Superman hovering in space over the light blue marble earth, why was this one picked?

George Wright wrote: "25 years from now, will anyone really look back & fondly remember this film?"

Simple answer, HELL YES. Saw the film 7 times, the most I have ever seen any film in theaters, if it hits the discount theater this weekend, make that 8 times. Oh, and complaining it didn't have enough "action" when Bryan Singer said himself, that it was more of a chick flick, is dumb. The movie was an amazing human drama, and the action it did have in it, was beyond amazing.

Dissapointing film now becomes a disspointing DVD. I still can't believe Singer left "X3" for this. "Superman Returns" isn't a bad film, but, it sure ain't a great one either. Ask yourself this one question (& be honest) "25 years from now, will anyone really look back & fondly remember this film?"

MayClassic wrote: Come on, Warner Brothers. The handwriting is on the wall--underlined and italicized.

Switch the 2-disk art to the Superman "hovering earth" poster art.

Bottom line--it's an enigmatic picture that will sell more DVDs.

You got it! -- and they have the rights to use it to since Region 4 will be releasing a tin with that image. This must mean they are holding out down the road for something else possibly. Many here would agree that Warner is making a huge mistake not using that Superman "hovering earth" poster art for the 2-disc edition. No doubt it would boost sales of the 2-disc edition.

I loved this movie. I saw it 3 times. I'm not a fan of either of the cover art. I too would have liked the hovering over the earth poster. WAY BETTTER artwork. That poster was iconic. This is just artwork thrown toghether for a DVD. I've never doneit but maybe I can get a high res of the hovering pster andake my own DVD cover.

I thought this was WAY BETTER then Pirates 2. I actually fell a sleep during Pirates.

well, I was severely disappointed in this film. how do you have a superman film, with hardly any action? very long, surprisingly boring (which was a shame) and just too light on good kryptonian action. regardless, the DVD cases are pretty ugly. I don't like the "forced" perspective on these covers. His face, up front and centered, just looks cheesey. I find it amusing that the single disc version cover, highlights, about the "only" action in the entire film. good to rent, disappointing to own. . .it was like watching "Days of Our Lives" with a cape on.

Went to the site, the cover is easily different than before, because the banner on the single disc one is blue while in this version it's blue. also the 2 disc cover shows how it's in a slipsleeve and also what the discs look like.

handoverfist wrote: actually they have slightly altered the packaging from what is shown above, go to http://www.loudside.com/entertainment/ if you want to see the minor (and by minor I mean hardly noticeable) changes

That cover is actually a bit better, the picture didn't change but the slip-sleeve makes it look better

I don't know why this artwork exists, as it has been entirely created for the DVD, it's not as though it was used in any marketing material at all. The original Superman DVD releases had the movie posters as the cover art, the same should have been done here (the hovering poster). It's going to be hard watching Smallville after this film, as this took risks and developed the story and the characters, which was very benefical, where as Smallville seems afraid to do anything like this and as a result suffers from it.

Once again, just like V for Vendetta, Warner makes awful single disc art and good Two Disc SE art. That sucks because I really didn't like this Superman film all that much and I will indeed get the single disc edition.

ARG! stupid freaking kinda ugly covers! I'm getting the 2-disc no matter what but please, revise the artwork! We're the ones buying them so why does no one listen to us? I'm pretty sure they knew that at least 97% of the fans of the movie would want the 'hovering over earth' poster art. GRR! You can do what the freak you want with the 1-disc (hell you can even put every actor on the cover wit 8 quotes) but please for the love of god give us something cool for the 2-disc! But I bet they know we're gonna buy it anyways. I know you don't judge a book by it's cover but I like having sweet cover art for movies I love! anyways end of rant

Heh, the true reason Warner probably pulled it off was to stop looking at all the posts on how truly awful this artwork is. (And also how truly disappointing this movie actually was). Silly Warner Brothers....

News is back again! Warner neglected to tell us the only thing they didn't want on our site was the release date - as that hadn't been confirmed. Only just found out - doh! Anyway, will get back to you when the date is confirmed - although I can't see it changing from what we posted earlier personally...

Uhm no Hollywoodland was about George Reeves, the actor who portrayed Superman in the 50's TV show, but you are right Christopher Reeves is dead as well and I figure that is why they didn't get Keanu Reeves to plays "supes" this time, because we all know Reeves and Superman don't mix well!

I had problems with the beginning.. it needed to be longer.. it would make more sense of the stuff and also more character moments to actually care for the characters.. it did seem a bit choppy during the farm stuff.

DVDSequels wrote: i heard they cut out the whole beginning where he travels to krypton. If that is on the 2-disk edition, I will get that

I heard Bryan Singer said that particular scene is best experienced on the big screen and that scene will probably be re-integrated for probably another IMAX re-release (and won't surface on the DVD). I say, if that scene costs $10 million to shoot, it should see the light on DVD first.

SR was solid entertainent...but was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long and had some script issues...That said, I'll buy the 2 disc set (despite the fact that a more extra packed edition is sure to follow ala Singer's X-Men films). It's SR, Donner's cut of Superman II, The 4 disc set of the first film, all the way!!

Not as good as I thought this movie was going to be (given the talent involved) but I did really enjoy what little they offered us in terms of action and Spacey. (And boy, was there LITTLE, where'd the budget go?). The 1 disc cover is ugly looking while the two disc is alrite. Warner really dropped the ball with all the new Superman covers, none of them are particularly great. I will buy this but I hope the next one has more action and a better story line than the almost generic one this one had.

They should have just had the new logo surrounded by blue as the cover art. Both designs are horrible.

As for the film itself, it was slightly above mediocre. It was far too long and not enough interesting action, and I could actually feel time slipping past me whilst I sat in the IMAX. The cast was decent, as were the performances. The special effects were amazing, but the story was weak and it all came to a horribly anti-climactic end after dragging on. The greatest thing about this movie is its score by John Ottman. His musical revision of the theme by John Williams gave me goosebumps throughout and was stuck in my mind weeks after I saw this. Overall, there were a lot of scenes I enjoyed, but it fell outta the sky.

Will I buy this? I still haven't decided yet. Perhaps I'll just ask for it for Christmas and see what happens.

As far as it being the worst movie this summer, I'd definitely say it is not. It is the biggest disappointment of the summer to me, though most would argue that X-Men: The Last Stand holds that title. I enjoyed The Last Stand, Over the Hedge, and Dead Man's Chest more than this...

If anyone responds to this, know that this is all coming from a guy who never got into the whole concept of Superman. I don't even remember the first 2 films. When I get time to watch those again, perhaps I will have more respect for this movie. Otherwise, Batman reigns supreme in my book, and Batman Begins reigns supreme above any comic book movie that has been released as of late. So looking forward to that sequel...

Artwork is in line with the Christopher Reeve editions. Meaning it is terrible. What on earth are they thinking?

Very disappointed in the 2nd disk. The documentary is the only thing that is going to get me to buy the two-disk, because as with Begins, you know we are not being given all that is available. No commentary from Singer and Rough is heartbreaking. Absolutely heartbreaking.

I think the 2-disc art is actually pretty great. I'm usually overly critical of box art, and for once I'm impressed. The 1-disc is decent, but you hardly even see the S. The 2-disc seems iconic and great. I'm happy to see them not copout and use the poster. I don't think I'll be buying either despite liking the movie.

Warner sucks with their special editions, the 2 disc cover isn't as cool as the one disc, they need to take a hint from universal and do it more like Jarhead, Munich, Walk the Line, I would have bought it then.

I'm not sure but didn't V for Vendeta and Batman begins do this, Superman Returns should have been the same.

I am very dissapointed with the art. They both suck. I was also looking forward to the poster art, or at least just the S logo on a blue background. I don't understand why Warner is dishing out such c**p artwork for the superman films. They deserve WAY better than this, especially for a great man such as Reeve. Just use the poster art dammit.

I did enjoy this movie a lot, then again I am a major superman fan. I loved how they even used the same theme music. But, I have to agree about Kate Bosworth, very miscast. And I would have liked to see more action, so hopefully the next one will deliver that. Will be picking up the 2-disc edition, but here is to praying, however a slim chance may be, for revised artwork (on the Reeve ones too.)

KAW wrote: Horrible movie, horrible cover art, Warner Bros. needs to get rid of Bryan Singer, or they will face the same disappointing box office cume with the sequel. Singer was hip-hugging Richard Donner's film, when he should have been making his own Superman movie.

Singer did made his own Superman film, but it was respectful to Richard Donner's version and didn't retcon any of the plot elements in the first two films (hence some of the same dialogue and homages). Not to mention "Superman Returns" is a far more serious film than the first two Supes films and has much better special effects.

But many people love the first two "Superman" movies and the past efforts of filmmakers such as Tim Burton (and Kevin Smith), JJ Abrams, McG, and Brett Ratner would've seen another take on the Superman tale (or more precisely, a remake), rather than continuing with the storylines from the first four Superman films. I think Bryan Singer was the best director to be brought onto the "Superman" franchise, even if he did leave "X-Men 3" in less capable hands.

I also think the film's lower-than-expected box office gross was due to that it faced heavy competition in the form of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and that the marketing campaign left a bit to be desired, even though it was promoted heavily. However, it made more money combined than the horrid "Superman III" and "Superman IV" and by the time the domestic total for SR is finalized, it will be at or slightly over the $200 million mark, which is the amount Warner wants in order to greenlight a sequel.

john mcfadden wrote: Worst film of the summer...... and I'm guessing you loved or didnt see little man right? anyway this was my fav movie of the summer next to pirates and MI III and 10x better than Xmen 3. love the artwork and will deffintly be buying this movie

louis pereira wrote: Damn...whats the point of a commentary track if you thought the movie sucked? Just proves people are never satisfied.It's less that there's no commentary track on THIS movie but there has been a distinct downturn in commentaries from Warner Brothers and this concerns me because there are a lot of movies they release I'd like to see commentary on.

i was actually working at the imax theater over in mid-town manhattan (lincoln square) during the week this film opened... I was always a tremondous fan of donner's original, and the second film especially... but this film just reeked. I must have sat through it about six times that first week alone, and I just couldn't get over why singer went in the direction he did. outside of the whole "kid" subplot this film was nearly a complete rehash of the 1978 original.... and I love how throughout all the interviews singer preferred to hide behind the whole "i wanted to be as true to donner's film as possible" c**p.... dude, I could understand paying homage, but you didn't have to copy and paste most of the damn movie.

lame.

and I know this is "superman" and all... but just what the hell is it with bryan singer's complete misconception of physics?? dude, he was practically picking up that ship by a rail.... a freakin' rail..... i'm pretty sure in the next film he'll up-root the empire state building while only holding the pole on top..... and remember in the first xmen when wolverine somehow managed to cling on to ms. liberty's crown, while doing a complete swing/flip whatever the hell you want to call with the use of his "razor" sharp claws..... dude, what the hell?

I think cover art on the second is better but neither is good for the dvd's. At first glance I think photoshop, not realistic at all. For the single disc, the head shot looks to still, he is flying beside a jet and no hair is flying back same for 2 disc set. It needs to be more of and icon even if you just use the symbol for the special disc edition that simply states superman returns. I like the poster made after Alex Ross style of at, of Supes and Lois, alsot the one of him Hovering over the earth for a cover. The movie was great I think it would have been great to have a cliff hanger ending when he was missing from the hospital room left it at that and not the father and son speech yet. We would have a been in suspense until the next film. Please in the next film use a villian like brainiac, just no more Lex in the movies. Focus on a new villan! Enough with Lex, bring on new enemies. From 1978 to now all we keep getting Lex somehow involved with the villan. I want a stand alone villan for Supes to fight. I would love to see the death on Superman in one move and the return of him in another now that would be cool! Bring on Doomsday!

Horrible movie, horrible cover art, Warner Bros. needs to get rid of Bryan Singer, or they will face the same disappointing box office cume with the sequel. Singer was hip-hugging Richard Donner's film, when he should have been making his own Superman movie.

I have been waiting for an official announcement for a long time, but I figured it would be out the same day as the Christopher Reeve set. I must admit I am a little dissappointed in the art, but oh well. At least there will be a two-disc set. I was afraid that we would just get a bare bones edition.

One-disc artwork is terrible. Two-disc is pretty good. The film itself wasn't that great. None of the performances really impressed me, and when you see a film about superheroes you expect action. This had some great action scenes, but very, very few. I'll be skipping this one.

I really enjoyed Superman Returns and was thinking of buying the 2-disc SE, however that poster should have been used for the 2-disc SE, and would have made for an awesome lenticular cover. Warner, please revise fast!

The artwork isn't all that great........It's ok.

Maybe it might be an exclusive for a certain retailer, such as Best Buy. I remember that happened with V for Vendetta, wasn't really impressed by the cover art, but when I went in they had it in with the poster that I liked on the cover

I really enjoyed Superman Returns and was thinking of buying the 2-disc SE, however that poster should have been used for the 2-disc SE, and would have made for an awesome lenticular cover. Warner, please revise fast!

Jonno2006 wrote: Exactly, and I think that 97% of the fans of the movie would also prefer the 'hovering earth' poster for the 2disc artwork. I really don't know who the WB execs listen to because it's obviously not the fans. Put whatever you want on the 1 disc edition but please for gods sake let us (the fans of the movie and collectioners) have a sweet DVD artwork. But I'm sure they know that most fans will buy it no matter what artwork they use (me included) so what the fans want really doesnt matter anymore.

Guys, go buy the poster! I found it for $9.99 (brand new) at some online movie poster store. I have it framed and it's on my wall (in my spare room full of framed movie posters). Sure, it would have been nice on the box. But if you really like the art, like me, you should get the poster.

I actually like the single disc art more than the 2 disc, but as usual, I'm going with the 2 disc. Just one comment though about the two disc art, it just looks like a regular amaray case, isn't it supposed to be in a slipcover like all of Warner's other 2 disc releases? Probably is, not going to worry about it.

The best movie of 2006. Picking up the 2-disc no matter what. Bryan Singer created a masterpeice with this, while staying true to the Christopher Reeve originals. The only negative parts to the film are that there's an annoying kid (all kids in movies except Batman Begins stink) , the enviroment isn't very colorful (neither is Supes' cape), lack of lines of Superman, and scenes where the hero and Lex Luthor are together. Otherwise, a grand film that bows before the first. I enjoy the cover art, though I perfer the theateriacal poster.

Disapointed again with the cover art too. Better than the Christopher Reeve set coming though. 2-Disc edition for me. I found this film very entertaining, and quite emotional when I saw it in the theater. The plane sequence took mine and the entire theaters breath away, and was worth the price of admission itself. Having seen the film twice now, I thought Brandon and the rest of the cast were great. The only actor I thought was out of place was Kate Bosworth. Margot Kidder and Teri Hatcher had Lois DOWN. Also, could have done without the whole kid subplot. That kid needed a major haircut too.

Two things that detracted me from linking it with I & II was how quiet this film was - especially in the beginning. But the major, MAJOR flaw (if that is what you want to call it) is the score. Think about it. John Williams beautiful 1978 score was and is one of the best in modern cinema. Like George Lucas said of 1977's "Star Wars" , John William's score was the icing on the top, and truly 'made' that film. John Williams was sorely missed on this film. Did Bryan even ask for his involvement? Anyway, these are minor quibbles compared to the fact that we should be thankful we fans got another Superman film. This film simply wet my appetite for the next one, which I bet will be the one Bryan blows us away with. The man is talented, plain and simple.

Exactly, and I think that 97% of the fans of the movie would also prefer the 'hovering earth' poster for the 2disc artwork. I really don't know who the WB execs listen to because it's obviously not the fans. Put whatever you want on the 1 disc edition but please for gods sake let us (the fans of the movie and collectioners) have a sweet DVD artwork. But I'm sure they know that most fans will buy it no matter what artwork they use (me included) so what the fans want really doesnt matter anymore.

Don't buy this as you will be mugged like we all have in the past.(aka...star wars) Next year Bryan singer will be releasing a director's version with commentry,maybe DTS with more extras galore. The best thing to look forward to is the extra bits, as there is a whole sequence missing where Superman goes to find Krypton + more saving innocent humans..

bring it on next year...i can't wait.

Even though it is also being released on HD so that could be worth buying this year.

I thought this was fantastic by the way.At least this had a story to it (xmen 3 didn't even have a plot). Looking 4ward to the next one as Bryan said that he plans to bring more action into the next film.

ARG! Been waiting forever for some info, and they have to dissapoint! The 2-disc edition cover isnt that bad but who freakin needs the huge 'busy' Daily Planet behind Superman? thats just cheesy. But I like that picture of Superman, it's actually Brandon and not some CGI'd Supes. But i'll be getting it obviously since I ADORED the movie!

Really not impressed with the artwork. Are we being punished for not giving SR more money? I did my part! I saw it twice! :p

RalphFiennes wrote: Loved this film, it was great. Saw it in 3-D on IMAX and I've never had a more impressive cinematic experience! Everyone else who left that cinema was just saying words like "amazing!" or "wow!" I prefer the 2-disc art. I might have liked the 1-disc better, but it seems like they cropped it a bit as his hands are missing. You can't see if he's flying or grabbing the plane. Either way, I'll be getting this, that's for sure!

I agree. I thought this film was amazing and everything I had hoped for. It bothers me when people say it's the worst of the year and summer just because they didn't like it. Look, I hated, HATED, "Pirates of Caribbean 2". But was it the worst film this summer? Hardly. I was just disappointed in it. And felt it was special effects and action overload. And not very good at that. For the record, I loved the first "Pirates" and will be the first in line to see the third film. And like someone else said above, "Superman Returns" gets compared to "Batman Begins" unfairly. Or at least they shouldn't say "SR" should have been more like "BB". Because "BB" had just as much action as "SR", maybe less. In fact, I thought the first hour of "BB" was so deadly slow, I almost left. But glad I didn't. The last hour certainly made up for it. And I'm foaming at the mouth for the next installment. No, I think Bryan Singer did an outstanding job on this film. He stayed true to the first two movies. Which were pretty big shoes to fill. I not only think this is the best film of the summer, I think it's the best of the year (so far). The others are "Little Miss Sunshine" and "The Illusionist".

Loved this film, it was great. Saw it in 3-D on IMAX and I've never had a more impressive cinematic experience! Everyone else who left that cinema was just saying words like "amazing!" or "wow!" I prefer the 2-disc art. I might have liked the 1-disc better, but it seems like they cropped it a bit as his hands are missing. You can't see if he's flying or grabbing the plane. Either way, I'll be getting this, that's for sure!

Count me as one who was disappointed with the flick. I don't think it was bad or awful, I just felt that the plot elements were reversed with more emphasis on the romance aspect than focusing on a well thought out and involved plan-to-rule-the-earth by Luthor. Just my thoughts...

Cover art is ok, but not very stylish or imaginative. Oh, and just to get this kicked off... NO DTS! What's up with that?!!!

I wanted to like this more than I actually did. I HATED Kate Bosworth in the role of Lois. Totally and completely miscast. I'm sad to say I'll be passing on this - BUT getting the new, revamped versions of Superman and Superman 2!

Damn...whats the point of a commentary track if you thought the movie sucked? Just proves people are never satisfied. Still thought it was the best movie of the summer. Yes even better than Pirates 2, which was way to long as well

Ugh, the artwork for the DVD is UGLY. The one for the 2-disc edition is all right (it's from one of the posters used to market the film, but it's not the US theatrical poster), but the single-disc art is just unappealing.

Still, the art is better than the awful Photoshop work on the Christopher Reeve Superman re-releases. Personally, I love this film and with respect to the first two, I think it is even better than those. I really don't understand why some people don't like it when they like "Batman Begins" and honestly, both films are talky with a fair amount of action sequences.

I am disappointed with the lack of commentary track, but I think the 3-hour long documentary and deleted scenes will be worth it. (I don't think Warner has finalized the specs yet, maybe we will get a commentary.)

however, the cover art for both versions is pretty decent. prefer the single disc art myself, simply because it is vastly different to the kind of cover art you'd expect for a release such as this (ie, no complete view of the superman logo).

i doubt australia will get either of these covers, as has been the case with many other WB releases (ie, batman begins).

as for the movie, one of the best i've seen this year. I know many people don't agree, but I thought the balance of drama and action was great. was disappointed with spacey's performance and the non-ending/anti-climax though.